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Creative Writing » Year 7 & 8
A Child is not …
A coupon but has advantages
A builder but can assemble their own dreams
A dream but can get lost in the moment
A fossil but they can be forgotten
A monster but they do scream and yell
A nightmare but can leave a scar
A superhero but can change your life
A tissue but it can be full of tears
A tornado but can leave damage
A volcano but they can spark with joy
A laser but can be a beam of sunshine
A zoo but they can be caged in.
Denva
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A Child is not ….
Bubblegum but it can stick with you
The government but they can take your money
A teddy bear but you can cuddle it
An artwork but it can stand out
The sun but it can shine
Candy but it can be sweet
A ball but they can bounce back
A battery but they have lots of energy
A book but they are full of facts
A giraffe but they can hold their head up high.
Jared
A Child is not …
Christmas, but it can give a lot
A dictionary, but it learns new words
A heart, but it can be loved
A projector, but it can show you its ideas
A robot, but it can break down
A rubbish bin, but it can be messy
A Prime Minister, but it needs respect
A slave, but it can help
A toy, but it needs time to play
Aaron
A Child is not …
A present, but they come full of surprises
A robot, they need to rest
Mud, but they can get dirty
Trash, but they can get messy
A door, but they can get in the way
A tree, but they need to grow
Glue, but they will stick with you
A rainbow, but they are colourful
A hyena, but they laugh a lot
A rock, but they are a crystal
Arleia
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A Child is not …
A bush but it can grow
A Frisbee but it can travel
Glass but it can break
A joker but can make you laugh
A musical instrument but it can rock
A pencil case but it can hold a lot inside
A radio but it can talk a lot
A suit of armour but can be strong
A trolley but can carry feelings and emotions
A worm but can squirm about
Keegan
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A Child is not …
A game but can be interactive
A priest but has the right to believe
A safe but can keep secrets
A fortune teller but can choose its future
An antenna but can receive instructions
A bowl but can be filled with ideas
A code but can be confusing
invisible but can be missed
loot but can be taken
should not be neglected but can be left alone.
Samuel
A Child is not …
A monkey but they can jump around
A cake but it can be sweet
A tree but it does grow
A moon but it can shine
A dictionary but it learns new words
A parrot but it can talk a lot
An egg but it can have cracks
Rain but it can bring sad faces
An ant but can still fit in small places
A whale but it can still swim
Ben
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A Child is not ….
A camera but can remember great moments
An expectation but can come through
A jack-in-the-box but can surprise you
A newspaper but can tell you what you need to know
An ornament but can be fragile
A queen but can order you around
A river, but they can run
A tool but can fix problems
An umbrella but can cover for you
An x-ray but can tell if it’s broken
A zebra but can be black or white
Riley L.
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A Child is not ….
A Spartan, but is brave
A door, but it can get in the way
A lolly but it is sweet
A god but it is special
A truck but can carry a heavy load
A battery but it has a lot of energy
A lion but it is strong
A twig but can be skinny
A tree but it can grow
Food but needs to eat.
Marley
A Child is not …
A plant, but if you ignore it, it will wither
A trophy, but every one is a prized possession
Gold, but they are unearthly precious
A sun, but they do contain sunshine
An inventor, but it can be full of bright ideas
An expedition, but they can be an amazing adventure
A set of binoculars, but they can give you a new perception of life
The lottery, but it will change your life forever
A universe, but they can be out of this world
A fairytale, but they are every bit as magical.
Lauren
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A Child is not ….
Armour, but they can shimmer and shine
An alien but they can get green
A box but you can shut them up
A clown but they can be funny
A fire but they can put a spark in your day
A drug but they can get high
A house but they can be warm
A heart but they can be loving
A marching band but they can bang and clang
Spaghetti Bolognese but they can be messy.
Connor
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A Child is not …
A tree but it needs room to grow
An adult but it still has rights
A rainbow but it can be very colourful
A watch but their time flies by fast
A crane but it would like to bring peace
A star but it can be out of this world
A kayak but they rock!
A lord but are important
A bird but they soar over your expectations
A punching bag but can be treated like one.
Ethne
A Child is not …
A net, but they can capture precious things
An owl, but they can see things you can’t
A question, but they can be a mystery
A roof, but they can keep out the rain
A spell, but they can enchant you
Water, but they can refresh your life
Christmas, but they can be joy in a pretty package
A missile, but they can go far in life
A library, but they can hold ideas
A bird, but he can still fly high.
Joshua
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A Child is not …
An ant but they can be strong
A bush but we can be on fire
Glitter but they can shine
A lemon but we do get sour
A robot but we do break down
Soldiers but we can fight back
An umbrella but we do need shelter
A volcano but we do blow up
A yo-yo but they will always come back
A zodiac but it will show you signs.
Dannielle
A Child is not ….
A plant but it will grow with time
A light but can shine bright
A rubix cube but can be confusing
A hockey stick but can reach the goal of love
Blinds but you can shut them out
A trophy but is something to be proud of
A video but is full of memories
A sloth but can act like one
A fish but needs water to survive
A toy but can wind you up.
Maggie
A Child is not …
Beyonce but it can be Destiny’s Child
A contact lens but it can help you see clearly
A DVD but it can play
Green Peace but they can make the world a better place
Instructions but they can help you
A laptop but it has a hard-drive
A rematch but they do deserve a second chance
A Samurai Warrior but they deserve to be honoured
A voodoo doll but it can feel your pain
A word but it’s full of meaning.
Will
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A Child is not …
A balloon but it can float high
A door but it can be pushed out of the way
A snake but can hurt you
An animal but should be treated fairly
A tree but will grow strong
Food but they do need nutrients
A plant but needs the company of the others
Glue but should stick with you
A wind up toy but can go like one
A maze but can be confusing.
Simon